1.Waves - Light and Sound

Multimedia Resources...

1. Seeing Sound Waves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIpnkqEDaUA)
2. NASA - Science of Sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovMh2A3P5k)
3. Sid the Science Kid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U7P1jH-xGE)
4. Study Jam! - Sound (http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/sound.htm)
5. Show Me Science - Science of light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iletCKDCt_0)
6. Vega - Mobile Phone (http://vega.org.uk/video/programme/308)
7. Mr. Wizard - How do phones work? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6XvjjfkUI)
8. TMW Media - How does TV work? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pokRZfXzT-w)
9. Bill Nye - Music (http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=12052)

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS4.A: Wave Properties

• Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound. (1-PS4-1)

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

• Objects can be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light. (1-PS4-2)
• Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light through and others block all the light and create a dark shadow on any surface beyond them, where the light cannot reach. Mirrors can be used to redirect a light beam. (Boundary: The idea that light travels from place to place is developed through experiences with light sources, mirrors, and shadows, but no attempt is made to discuss the speed of light.) (1-PS4-3)

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

• People also use a variety of devices to communicate (send and receive information) over long distances. (1-PS4-4)

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy —
W.1.2	Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. //(1-PS4-2)//
W.1.7	Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3),(1-PS4-4)
W.1.8	With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3)
SL.1.1	Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. //(1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3)//
Mathematics —
MP.5	Use appropriate tools strategically. //(1-PS4-4)//
1.MD.A.1	Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. //(1-PS4-4)//
1.MD.A.2	Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by layering multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. //(1-PS4-4)//